Glossary of Terms

BOCES Board of Cooperative Educational Services

Coser Cooperative services applications for every BOCES service, whether aidable or not, must be filed and approved by the State Education Department before the shared service is provided.

F.T.E. Full Time Equivalent

Itinerant BOCES staff members, both certified and specialty support personnel, are shared between school Services districts. This service can be received at the local school, a BOCES site, or a neutral location. Services can be provided during certain hours of the day, certain days of the week, or certain periods during a school year. Services must not exceed 60% of a full-time service.

R.W.A.D.A. Resident Weighted Average Daily Attendance

Services Any activity or program provided as described in an approved application which is supported by funds in the service section of a BOCES budget. There may be a number of identifiable elective functions with any given service.

Shared A service in which two or more school districts participate. Sharing is a requirement in order Service for the cost of a service to be eligible for BOCES aid.

Note: Under certain conditions, aid may be generated for State Education Department approved performance programs with artists and organizations only when requested by a single school district.

2023-2024 Administrative, Rental & Capital Revenues

Administrative Budget 2023-2024

Major Contractual Items by Budget Code

The Administrative Services and Facilities budget is shared by the eight component districts based on RWADA (approved by the BOCES Board August 1994). This budget covers the expenses of the Board of Education, the Executive Officer of the BOCES, central administration and support services personnel/public information, business office operations, a portion of operation/maintenance services, capital expenses, lease facility costs, and classroom rentals.